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#646EA2

#646EA2 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 39.2% red, 43.1% green, and 63.5% blue. Its hue is 230°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #646EA2 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#646EA2
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #646EA2?

#646EA2 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 39.2% red, 43.1% green, and 63.5% blue. Its hue is 230°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #646EA2 in RGB?

#646EA2 is rgb(100, 110, 162): 100 red, 110 green, and 162 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #646EA2 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(38, 32, 0, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #646EA2?

PANTONE 7456 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #646EA2?

Its complement #7A723D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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